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March 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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  1. 1st March 1971A price rises by 10% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd March 1971A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 88°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  3. 3rd March 19716 of 10 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  4. 4th March 1971A histogram class is 20 units wide and contains 50 values. Work out the frequency density.
  5. 5th March 1971Write sqrt(8) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  6. 6th March 1971Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x + 1)(x - 5).
  7. 7th March 1971y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 36. Work out y when x = 12.
  8. 8th March 1971A cone has base radius 7 cm and vertical height 15 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  9. 9th March 197118 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  10. 10th March 1971Four classes in order have frequencies 10, 8, 12, 12. Write down the cumulative frequency at the end of the third class.
  11. 11th March 1971A meal deal has 5 mains, 3 sides and 5 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  12. 12th March 1971Make x the subject of y = 7x^2 - 2.
  13. 13th March 1971y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 6.
  14. 14th March 1971In triangle ABC, angle A is 51°, angle B is 91° and side a is 10 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th March 19715 of 9 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  16. 16th March 197145 voles are marked and released. Later 25 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
  17. 17th March 1971A mass is 63 kg, correct to the nearest whole number. Write down the upper bound.
  18. 18th March 1971Factorise x^2 - 121.
  19. 19th March 1971y is directly proportional to x. When x = 6, y = 12. Work out y when x = 7.
  20. 20th March 1971A right-angled triangle has sides 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 9 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st March 197116 students study Spanish and 10 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  22. 22nd March 1971A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 172 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  23. 23rd March 1971Write 9^-1 as a fraction.
  24. 24th March 1971A region is defined by y < -4x + 8. Should the boundary line be solid or dashed, and why?
  25. 25th March 1971A town's population is 3000 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 2 years, to the nearest whole number.
  26. 26th March 1971The point (-2, 5) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (3, 3). Write down the coordinates of the image.
  27. 27th March 19713 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  28. 28th March 1971A box plot has a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 64. Work out the range.
  29. 29th March 1971Work out (4 x 10^3) x (7 x 10^6). Give your answer in standard form.
  30. 30th March 1971Factorise x^2 - 25.
  31. 31st March 1971A block has volume 190 cm^3 and density 7.5 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.

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